Improved bed-bottom



UNITED STATES PATENT FFIGE.

E. F. HOLLOWAY AND J. W. HUDELSON, OF KNIGHTSTOWN, INDIANA.

IMPROVED BED-BOTTOM.

Specification forming pant of Letters Patent No. 57,720, dated September4, 1866.

.To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that we, EDWARD F. HoLLo- WAY and JOHN W. HUDDLsoN, ofKnightstown, in the county of Henry and State of Indiana, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Spring Bed-Bottoms; and we do herebydeclare that the following is a full and exact description. thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of thisspecification.

Our invention relates to the forni of the springs to hold the slats, andin the mode of attaching them to the rails of the bedstead, and in thearrangement of the slats so that they may be conveniently turned end forend, or turned over occasionally, to prevent their becoming bent orsprung, as is usual in bedbottoms where the slats remain in one po-Sition.

Figure lisa longitudinal vertical section, showing' the arrangement ofthe springs B and slats D and the manner of securing the springs to therails A of the bedstead by means of the wooden strip C.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the springs B, showing how they are set in thesaW-kerfs in the back ofthe strip C. i

Fig. 3 is a front view of the springs B, showing the form of the supportb' of the slats D and the mode of attaching the springs to the rail A ofthe bedstead by means of the strip C, secured by screws.

Fig. 4 is an edge View ot' the slats D, showing the notches therein onopposite sides and at opposite ends, to rest on the support b of thesprings, the notches preventing the slats from moving out of placelongitudinally.

The form and arrangement of the springs will be readily understood fromthe drawings. The peculiarity of these springs, and wherein they differffrom others, consists in the form of the support b to receive and holdthe slats D and prevent them from moving laterally. The ends of thesprings are let into saw-kerfs in the back of the strip (j, and areattached to the rail A of the bedstead by screwing the strip U to therail A, as shown in Fig. 3.

The support b of the springs is made narrower than the coils, and theslats of a corresponding width, so as to have free play, and notobstruct the elasticity of the springs. The slats D have notches out inthem, as shown, on opposite sides and at opposite ends, so .that theymay be conveniently reversed end for end, or turned over, in order toprevent their becoming bent or sprung, as they would do if secured in animmovable position, and the notches serve to hold the slats from movingout oi' place longitudinally.

The springs may be attached to the side rails, if desired 5 but Weprefer to attach them to the head and foot rails, as they better adaptthemselves to unequal weights of two persons occupying the bed.

This manner of constructing and arranging the bed-bottom insures perfectelasticity, and is simple, cheap, and convenient in use.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

In combination with the rails A, the strips C, springs B, and reversibleslats D, the said several parts being respectively constructed and thewhole arranged for use substantially as set forth.

EDWARD F. HOLLOWAY. JOHN W. HUDELSON.

Witnesses:

WM. P. HILL, WM. M. EDWARDS.

